Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-04

VINO Was convicted OF manslaughter for the killing
OF MS lather-n-law, and II Yet TO be tried for the
other murders. The report OF the grand Jury
shows that the master In equity Is a derauiter
anu mat All the other county officials have given
straw bonds.
Miss COllyer Loved Money.
SHE CARRIED CAN FULL GOLD AND HER BRoruEu
THINKS SHE STOLE HIS BONDS.
The New York Sun says: Geo. Collyer bachelor
and Elizabeth Collyer spinister his sister, lived at
81 Lexington avenue between 1865 and ls13 Miss
Collyer lad inherited about 800 from the estate
OF her mother and SIC, 900 from the estate OF her
brother Thomas. During the war George made n
fortune repairing Government vessels. taking his
pay In Government bonds These he subsequently,
exchanged excl Tor other securities. which lac
He got married I'm 1873 and some time later he
put his bonds In a sare-deposit box, the key &c
winch lie lett around so that his sister might uss
IL whenever she desired. After a while he discoy.
cred that some OF his bonds were missing and then
he put the key OF the box out or the reach OF his
sister. Mr. Collyer was the owner OF a steamer
which was IN Use at Washington for the transpor.
tation oi officers OF the Government He visited
Tue capltal himself some years ago, leaving he
sister In charge or the house. Upon his return he
found out that his sister had sold a quantity OF
furniture and other household effects belonging TO
nun, and had removed TO Sing sing, closing
up the house here. He went and lived there unIi1
she died. several years ago. IL was not until after
her death, he says that he discovered that about
$4,000 OF his bonds were missing. lie found
among her papers statement In which her for.
tune was estimated at S4l, l24. He believed this
was as much as her estate could have been I'm.
creased by careful management, but he was as
tonished TO learn that her fortune was placed at
$4,000 Now he declares that his sister was a
kleptomaniac and stole the bonds, aud he is suing
the administrator OF her estate, Charles 8
Collyer, TO recover them. Referee Hooper C.
Van Worst Is hearing the case The testi.
mony thus far taken shows that Miss Collyer
was eccentric. She used TO carry about with her
TIN can nlled with gold coin-about 81 OOo-be.
cause she was afraid to leave IL at home Her
brother alleges that this money was part OF the
proceeds of the sale OF the stolen bonds and that
The rest she invested in Government securities 10
the extent OF $4,000. During her brothers alb
sence the Testimony shows that Miss Collyer took
dodgers at the house In Lexington avenue, and she
also sold about dozen blankets, bearing the
family name. and other household effects, pro.
'ending mat she was sorely In need OF money.
Did She XIII Her Four Childremr
ANNA SHOOTS, OF ADAMsyILE, OHIO, SUSPECTED or
POISONING THEN WITH PARIS GREEN.
Mrs Anna Shoots, wife OF Howard shoots q
prominent resident OF Adamsville, Ohio, has been
arrested, charged with poisoning her three-y year.
old daughter, Carrie. A GAINESVILLE special TO the
New York World says: Three other children or the
family have died very suddenly within the past
two years, and IL is now suspected that they were
poisoned. The first two died a year or more ago,
When, little while ago, Mrs. shoots youngest
child died quite suddenly, with all the symptoms
OF having been poisoned, Mrs Shoots disarmed sus.
picion by stating that IL had eaten some deadly
nlghtshade that grew In the yard. That was az.
post mortem was held. On July the three
year old daughter was taken violently III and ON
mains were hastily buried. AS this was the fourth
child that had died suddenly the neighbours sought
an explanation and were told that cholera morbus
was the cause OF the death. They were not salts
fed and the ugly rumors resulted In the disinters
ment OF the child's body. The stomach was sent
TO Prof. Curtis III. Howard OF Columbus, who re-
ported Saturday To Coroner Ruth that he found
In the stomach large quantities OF Paris green.
Coroner Ruth, acting upon this and other infor
nation, got a warrant from Justice Grilnn cnarg.
Ing Anna SHOOTS with giving Paris green 10 her
child with intent TO murder IT, and Constable
Avfar osa.1h ar hnrl ...t.,
Mrs. SHOOTS is very handsome. She Is twenty
seven years Old and has been married ten yearx
She was much ag1tated over her arrest She de.
MED the charges and said all OF her children died
from natural causes.
THE HANLAN-TEEhER RAcE.-At Toronto ont.
yesterday, Jas Keenan,, Of Boston, on behalf d
Oarsmen Teener, signed articles OF agreement
with Edward Hanlan for q race TO take place ON
Toronto Bay Saturday, August IL for g. 600 a side
keenan, met Hanlan with his manager, II. s. II.
Good, at noon, when the articles were considered
and signed Mr.. Good and Jos Rogers witnessed
the signatures. The race is 10 be rowed over what
Is known as the Island Course. three miles with a
no postponement, as Hanlan leaves FOR Australia.
via san Francisco, on Wednesday, August IL. The
referee is TO be the sole judge OF the water. II &c
Is not In ut condition for the race the articles are
to be considered Cancelled. The flrst deposit Of
$500 is 10 be made on August and the final de-
aud Farm, Is to be referee and nnal stakeholder.
Hanlan who is backing himself, undertakes 10
ios an SHG be WI
be here In day or two.
A MURDEKRR's FATAL CuRIOsrY.-Near Clinton,
Kan, O few days ago, the body of q man was
found In partly burnt stack OF straw. lnvesti.
cation proved that 1t was the body OF William
Campbell, OF Wichita, pony dealer. He and one
vangordOn left there with herd OF ponies for the
West. The third night out Sang0fdOn shot Camp
bell In the head, took the dead body upon his
horse and carrying IL while, threw II upon q
straw stack and then set IRE 70 the pile. The
murderer returned TO hear the result OF the
inquest, and while concealed IN q cornfed near by
was discovered ana arrested Upon his person
was found 8, $50 In money, for which the crime
was without doubt committed.
TRUTHFUL PREsENTMENr OF SUDDEN DrArH-
The Rev. Geo. n. Hanselman, assistant pastor a
the Catholic Church Of the Holy Trinity In Mont.
rose avenue, Williamsburg n. Y, preached at the
service sunday morning on death. AT the dinner
table In conversation with the pastor he talked OF
the sermon, and among other things he said: 81
have preSentment OF sudden Death" In the
with q hemorrhage, and he died after being as
sisted from the altar 70 the veStry. He was the
youngest OF the four sons OF ex-Supervisor Hansei
man OF the sixteenth ward OF Brooklyn. All his
brothers are priests Two are In charge Ut parishes
In Brooklyn and the other is In Jersey City.
SHOT HnsELF BECAUSE or THE HRAf.-Charle0
Cortel German, aged thirty seven, who works e
engineer at Bothner's piano factory, In New York,
killed himself Monday night by shooting himseIfin
the head az his home, No. liz East 4th street. He
had suffered greatly with the heat during the lase
week, and Monday acted a. n he was suffering
from mental disturbance. When he went home
Monday night he went TO his room, put some ice on
his head 70 cool his brain, so he told his WIFE and